Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Mesopotamia: The Fertile Crescent (Day 2)

Warm-Up VideoLet's get familiar with today's content by watching the brief video below.

The Fertile Crescent: Main Idea and DetailsOur central task as we read today about Mesopotamia's "Fertile Crescent" is to identify the main ideas and details of key paragraphs and passages from our text. To better understand how to identify main ideas, check our the graphic below.

The supporting details, on the other hand, serve to support, strengthen, and elaborate upon the main idea.

In your Social Studies Google Classroom, you will find the document The Fertile Crescent: Main Idea and Supporting Details. With the members of your team, read each passage or paragraph and work to identify the main idea and supporting details.

Homework Complete the assignment The Fertile Crescent: Main Idea and Supporting Details, which is due and must be 'turned in' by Friday, September 18.